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Equity method investment number of common shares owned.

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Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment, Net of Tax

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Equity method investment percentage increase decrease in net income.

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Equity method investment percentage increase in total assets.

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Equity Method Investment, Shares Issued

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Income from equity method investment reporting period.

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Number of Franchised Stores

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Dividends received on equity and other investments during the current period.

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Strategic Investments (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	37 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Strategic Investments (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 Location	Jun. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to acquire equity method investment	$ 12,140,000	$ 0
Income (loss) from equity method investment	2,194,000	1,271,000
Recorded value	99,219,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	97,424,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	99,219,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments			91,098,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Cash Converters International Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of common shares owned	151,948,000		151,948,000
Percentage of common shares owned	32.00%		32.00%
Number of owned and franchised stores, over 750 stores	750		750
Payments to acquire equity method investment			12,100,000		68,800,000
Number of shares acquired			15,100,000
Non-underwritten placement of shares issued	47,400,000		47,400,000
Income from investment, period	3 months
Income (loss) from equity method investment	2,200,000	2,400,000
Dividends received from equity method investment	2,400,000	2,600,000
Percentage increase in total assets				24.00%
Percentage change in net income				(34.00%)
Recorded value	99,219,000	89,522,000	99,219,000			91,098,000
Albemarle & Bond Holdings [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income from investment, period	3 months
Income (loss) from equity method investment		(1,200,000)
Dividends received from equity method investment		0
Impairment of investments						7,900,000	42,500,000
Impairment of investments, net of tax						5,400,000	28,700,000
Recorded value	$ 0	$ 7,902,000	$ 0	0		$ 0